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May 26
23m 31s

INVITATIONS at work, how to say YES and ...

Chris - Breakout Business English
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Learn how to confidently accept or politely decline invitations in professional English when speaking or writing. This episode provides essential business English vocabulary and natural phrases for networking and building work relationships. Master the art of professional communication with practical tips and real-world examples.

Accepting invitations in English is important for networking and professional development. But speaking English as a second language or communicating your plans on invites to events and meetings can be difficult. This business English lesson is going to help you to say yes or no to your colleagues when they ask you to attend meetings and events. We discuss some natural and native sounding vocabulary that you can use to talk to your managers, clients, customers, and colleagues, including some phrasal verbs and idioms that you can use to sound more natural and native when talking or writing to people at work. 

Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, or Cambridge English tests and exams then you might find some of the vocabulary in this episode really useful.

This podcast is all about helping you to communicate better, in English, at work. I work with international English speakers from around the world who use English, at work, as a second or third language and I hope that I can bring some of the ideas, vocabulary, and grammar, from those sessions, to you in this podcast.

Don’t forget that my full time job is helping international professionals who use English at work to improve their communication skills. So, if you need English to do your job but don’t speak it natively then maybe we can work together to help you to achieve your language goals. 

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